Jenni McNeish

Join Christian Heritage School in Edwall, Wash., for its 16th annual benefit auction on Saturday. The day's events will include a rummage sale from 8:30 a.m. to noon in the elementary school's gym. A silent auction will be held from 8:30 to 10:15 a.m. and a live auction will begin at noon in the high school gym.

Join the Post Falls Education Foundation for the 10th annual Wine, Stein and Dine event to benefit the Post Falls School District. Proceeds from the March 4 event at Greyhound Park and Events Center, will be used to provide creative classroom teaching grants within the school district. The foundation has awarded more than $160,000 in the past nine years.

Support children's literacy by attending a special ballet performance of "Alice in Wonderland" on Feb. 19. "Ballet for Books: A Wonderland Miscellany to Benefit Children's Literacy in Spokane," hosted by Page Ahead, Ballet Spokane and Interplayers, will be at 2 p.m. at Interplayers, 174 S. Howard St.

Short on ideas of what to do on Valentine's Day? Take your sweetheart to the Heart for Heart Valentines Benefit on Feb. 12, and not only enjoy a romantic evening of food, dance and music, but also help an area single mother.

St. Aloysius Roman Catholic School's 14th annual benefit auction will be at the Ridpath Hotel on Saturday. "An Evening in Paradise" begins at 5 p.m. with a silent auction, followed by dinner and live auction.

Texaco will match donations given to Salvation Army red kettles located at local gasoline stations through the holiday season. As stated in a press release from The Salvation Army, Spokane Regional Services, "Texaco wanted to make sure the charity (The Salvation Army) was able to help as many hungry and homeless families as needed this holiday season."

A local family will be collecting toys, clothing and food for Sacred Heart Children's Hospital and Anna Ogden Hall on Wednesday and Thursday. The Shelp family experienced hardship during 2004, when two members of the family underwent surgery late in the year almost simultaneously – one to remove a brain tumor and the other to repair a shoulder.

Nordstrom shoppers will have the opportunity to stop by the Giving Tree to benefit three local nonprofit groups this holiday season. To participate, visit the Giving Tree on the main floor of the downtown Nordstrom store, select a card from the tree, and purchase the requested gift for an area resident in need.